Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009
Reprint as at 1 October 2017
Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009
(SR 2009/14)
Note
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
These bylaws are administered by the Department of Conservation.
Pursuant to section 56 of the National Parks Act 1980, the Minister of Conservation makes the following bylaws.
Contents
Bylaws
1 Title
These bylaws are the Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009.
2 Commencement
These bylaws come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.
3 Interpretation
In these bylaws, unless the context requires another meaning,—
book means to reserve overnight accommodation using the department’s national booking system
camp includes to stay overnight in a vehicle or boat
department means the Department of Conservation
electric power-assisted pedal cycle means a pedal cycle to which is attached 1 or more auxiliary electric propulsion motors having a combined maximum power output not exceeding 300 watts
Flora Saddle to Barron Flat mountain biking route means—
(a)
those parts of the tracks identified on the map in Schedule 4, from Flora car park via Lower Junction to the park boundary near Barron Flat, that are within the park; and
(b)
the area immediately around the Flora Hut
Heaphy Track means those parts of the Heaphy Track identified on the Kahurangi Parkmap that are within the park
Heaphy Track mountain biking route means—
(a)
the Heaphy Track; and
(b)
the side tracks from the Heaphy Track to the campsites listed in Schedule 1; and
(c)
the side tracks from the Heaphy Track to the huts and shelters listed in Schedule 1A; and
(d)
the campsites listed in Schedule 1; and
(e)
the area immediately around the huts and shelters listed in Schedule 1A
hours of darkness means the period of time between half an hour after sunset on one day and half an hour before sunrise on the next day
hunt or kill has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Wild Animal Control Act 1977
hut means a building that is—
(a)
in the park; and
(b)
owned by the Crown; and
(c)
administered by the department; and
(d)
available for public accommodation
Kahurangi Parkmap means Parkmap number 274–13 held at the Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy office of the department in Nelson
Kill Devil mountain biking route means—
(a)
that part of the track identified on the map in Schedule 4, from the park boundary near Skeet Creek to Waingaro Forks Hut, that is within the park; and
(b)
the area immediately around the Waingaro Forks Hut
litter has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Litter Act 1979
motorised vehicle—
(a)
has the meaning given to motor vehicle in section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998; but
(b)
includes an electric power-assisted pedal cycle (despite the Power-assisted Cycles (Declaration Not to be Motor Vehicles) Notice 2013 (Gazette 2013, p 2532))
official notice means a notice that—
(a)
contains information as to entry to, or conduct in, the park; and
(b)
is publicly displayed; and
(c)
is conspicuous
park means the Kahurangi National Park
powered watercraft means a craft that—
(a)
is used on or in water; and
(b)
is not powered solely by hand, solely by sail, or solely by a combination of hand and sail
shelter means a building that is—
(a)
in the park; and
(b)
owned by the Crown; and
(c)
administered by the department; and
(d)
available for overnight public accommodation only in an emergency involving danger to life or property
Tableland Track means those parts of the track identified on the Kahurangi Parkmap, from Flora Carpark to Balloon Hut via Growler Shelter, that are within the park
Tasman Wilderness Area means the Tasman Wilderness Area as described in the notice of 20 June 1996 in the Gazette 1996, page 1641
vehicle has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998, and includes a contrivance that would be a vehicle within that definition if it still had its wheels, tracks, or revolving runners
Wangapeka Track means those parts of the Wangapeka Track identified on the Kahurangi Parkmap that are within the park
wild animal has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Wild Animal Control Act 1977.
Bylaw 3 electric power-assisted pedal cycle: inserted, on 1 October 2017, by bylaw 4 of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2017 (LI 2017/268).
Bylaw 3 Flora Saddle to Barron Flat mountain biking route: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 Heaphy Track: substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(3) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 Heaphy Track mountain biking route: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 hours of darkness: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 Kahurangi Parkmap: amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(4) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 Kill Devil mountain biking route: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 motorised vehicle: inserted, on 1 October 2017, by bylaw 4 of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2017 (LI 2017/268).
Bylaw 3 official notice paragraph (a): substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(5) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 shelter: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 Tableland Track: substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(6) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 3 Wangapeka Track: substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 4(7) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
4 Meaning of formed road
(1)
Formed road means a road formed and maintained by the department for the public to use their vehicles on in the park, and includes the road’s bridges, culverts, and fords.
(2)
Formed road does not include a short walk, walking track, tramping track, or route, or its bridges, culverts, or fords, marked as a short walk, walking track, tramping track, or route on the Kahurangi Parkmap.
(3)
Formed road does not include a surface in the park that looks like a road but is marked as a short walk or a walking track on the Kahurangi Parkmap.
(4)
Formed road does not include an unformed legal road.
5 Pollution
A person must not wilfully or carelessly in the park—
(a)
pollute the park’s land or waters; or
(b)
spill oil, petrol, or a similar substance; or
(c)
cause oil, petrol, or a similar substance to be spilled.
6 Litter
(1)
A person must not bury litter in the park.
(2)
A person must not leave litter in the park.
(3)
However, a person may leave litter in the park if the person leaves the litter in a bin that is in the park and is provided for the kind of litter that the person leaves in it.
7 Fires
(1)
A person must not light a fire on, or within 200 m of, a formed road.
(2)
However, a person may light a fire on, or within 200 m of, a formed road if the person lights the fire in the park—
(a)
on a portable stove fuelled by gas, oil, vaporised petrol, or a similar substance; or
(b)
in a fireplace that is permanent and is provided by the department for the public to light fires in; or
(c)
at a campsite listed in Schedule 1; or
(d)
at a campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap.
(3)
A person must not light a fire on, or within 50 m of, the Heaphy Track, Tableland Track, or Wangapeka Track.
(4)
However, a person may light a fire on, or within 50 m of, the Heaphy Track, Tableland Track, or Wangapeka Track if the person lights the fire in the park—
(a)
on a portable stove fuelled by gas, oil, vaporised petrol, or a similar substance; or
(b)
in a fireplace that is permanent and is provided by the department for the public to light fires in.
(5)
A person who lights a fire in the park at a place that is on, or within 200 m of, a formed road and on, or within 50 m of, the Heaphy Track, Tableland Track, or Wangapeka Track must light the fire—
(a)
on a portable stove fuelled by gas, oil, vaporised petrol, or a similar substance; or
(b)
in a fireplace that is permanent and is provided by the department for the public to light fires in.
(6)
A person whom this bylaw allows to light a fire in the park must also comply with—
(a)
the requirement in the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 to obtain a permit under section 23 or 24, if the requirement is applicable; and
(b)
fire control measures as defined in that Act; and
(c)
any other applicable provision of that Act and its regulations.
(7)
A person whom this bylaw allows to light a fire in the park may drop or throw lighted matter on to combustible material in the park. No other person may do so.
(8)
A person who lights a fire in the park must keep the fire under continuous supervision until it is completely extinguished.
(9)
This bylaw does not allow a person to light, or try to light, a fire in the park if, in the circumstances, the fire is likely to be a hazard.
8 Camping
(1)
A person must not camp within 200 m of a formed road.
(2)
A person must not camp within 500 m of the Heaphy Track.
(3)
However, a person may camp within 200 m of a formed road or within 500 m of the Heaphy Track if the person camps in a campsite listed in Schedule 1.
(4)
A person must book before camping in a campsite listed in Schedule 1.
(5)
A person who intends to camp in a campsite listed in Schedule 1 or a campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap must comply with directions that the person gets from a departmental employee or an official notice about where the person may or may not camp in the campsite.
(6)
A person must not camp for longer than—
(a)
2 consecutive nights at any 1 campsite listed in Schedule 1:
(b)
7 consecutive nights at any 1 campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap:
(c)
14 consecutive nights in total, wherever the person camps in the park.
(7)
A person who has camped in the park must leave the area in which the person camped clean and tidy.
9 Huts
(1)
A person must book before staying in a hut on the Heaphy Track.
(2)
A person must not stay in any 1 hut on the Heaphy Track for more than 2 consecutive nights.
(3)
A person must not stay in any other hut for more than 3 consecutive nights.
(4)
A person must not remain in a hut after a departmental employee has directed the person to leave it on the grounds that the person has damaged the hut or appears likely to damage the hut or has acted in a manner likely to annoy, harm, or offend other people.
(5)
A person who has used a hut must leave it clean and tidy.
10 Groups of more than 10 people
(1)
This bylaw applies to a group of more than 10 people.
(2)
The group must not stay in the park for more than 1 night.
(3)
If the group stays in or around a hut, it must not use more than half of the hut’s sleeping spaces.
(4)
If the group stays in or around a hut, it must have sufficient tents for the whole group.
11 Climbing
A person must not remove vegetation or other material from rock faces in the park to facilitate climbing.
12 Hunting: Cobb Valley flats, Mount Arthur, and Tableland Area
(1)
This bylaw applies to the areas shown by the hatching on the map in Schedule 2 and described as follows:
(a)
the area within 500 m of each thing listed in Schedule 3; and
(b)
the area that is to the west of Flora Hut and enclosed by the Flora Hut Walk, the Mt Arthur Walk, the Mt Arthur Route, the Pyramid Route, and the Salisbury Track; and
(c)
the area that is to the south-east of Myttons Hut and enclosed by the Lake Peel Track, the Cobb Ridge/Peel Ridge Tracks, the Cobb Reservoir Road, and the Bullock Track (part).
(2)
A person must not hunt or kill a wild animal in the areas from sunset on 22 December until sunrise on 9 February in the following year.
(3)
A person must not hunt or kill a wild animal in the areas from any kind of aircraft, including a helicopter, at any time.
13 Hunting: Heaphy Track, Wangapeka Track, and Tasman Wilderness Area
(1)
A person must not hunt or kill a wild animal on, or within 500 m of, the Heaphy Track or the Wangapeka Track at any time.
(2)
A person must not hunt or kill a wild animal on, or within 1 km of, the Heaphy Track or the Wangapeka Track from a helicopter at any time.
(3)
A person must not hunt or kill a wild animal from a helicopter in the Tasman Wilderness Area—
(a)
on and from 22 December until the end of 5 January in the following year; or
(b)
on and from 23 March until the end of 9 April in the same year; or
(c)
on and from Good Friday until 7 am on the day after the following Easter Monday.
Bylaw 13(1): substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 6(1) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 13(3): substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 6(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
14 Hunting: spotlights
A person must not use a spotlight for hunting in the park at any time.
15 Powered watercraft
(1)
A person must not bring a powered watercraft into the park.
(2)
A person must not place a powered watercraft on or in the park’s waters.
(3)
A person must not use a powered watercraft on or in the park’s waters.
16 Motorised vehicles: taking in and using
(1)
A person must not take a motorised vehicle into the park.
(2)
A person must not use a motorised vehicle in the park.
(3)
However, a person may take a motorised vehicle into the park and use a motorised vehicle in the park if the person takes the vehicle into the park and uses the vehicle in the park on—
(a)
a formed road; or
(b)
a formed car park accessible by a formed road; or
(c)
a campsite listed in Schedule 1 and accessible by a formed road; or
(d)
a campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap and accessible by a formed road.
(4)
[Revoked](5)
This bylaw does not allow a person to take a motorised vehicle into the park or use a motorised vehicle in the park if the vehicle—
(a)
is of a class that an official notice excludes from being taken into the park or used in the park; or
(b)
is not currently registered; or
(c)
does not display a current warrant or certificate of fitness; or
(d)
is of a class for which the person does not have a current driver’s licence.
Bylaw 16 heading: amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(1) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 16(1): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 16(2): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(3) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 16(3): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(4) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 16(4): revoked, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(5) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 16(5): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(6) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 16(5)(c): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 7(7) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
17 Motorised vehicles: allowing to remain
(1)
A person must not allow a motorised vehicle under the person’s control to remain in the park.
(2)
However, a person may allow a motorised vehicle under the person’s control to remain in the park if the person allows the vehicle to remain on—
(a)
a formed road; or
(b)
a formed car park accessible by a formed road; or
(c)
a campsite listed in Schedule 1 and accessible by a formed road; or
(d)
a campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap and accessible by a formed road; or
(e)
a place where a departmental employee directs the person to put the vehicle; or
(f)
a place where an official notice directs the person to put the vehicle.
Bylaw 17 heading: amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 8(1) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 17(1): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 8(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 17(2): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 8(3) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
17A Non-motorised vehicles: taking in and using
(1)
A person must not take a non-motorised vehicle into the park.
(2)
A person must not use a non-motorised vehicle in the park.
(3)
However, a person may take a non-motorised vehicle into the park and use a non-motorised vehicle in the park if the person takes the vehicle into the park and uses the vehicle in the park on—
(a)
a route referred to in any of subclauses (4) to (6), on the conditions set out in the subclause; or
(b)
a formed road; or
(c)
a formed car park accessible by a formed road; or
(d)
a campsite listed in Schedule 1 and accessible by a formed road; or
(e)
a campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap and accessible by a formed road.
(4)
For the Flora Saddle to Barron Flat mountain biking route, the conditions are as follows:
(a)
the person must not use the vehicle during the hours of darkness; and
(b)
the person must not be in a group of more than 6 persons; and
(c)
the person must not take the vehicle into, onto, or under, or use the vehicle in, on, or under, a hut or any part of a hut, including its veranda, porch, and steps; and
(d)
the person must not take the vehicle into, onto, or under, or use the vehicle in, on, or under, a shelter or any part of a shelter, including its veranda, porch, and steps, unless the shelter is designated for the storage of non-motorised vehicles.
(5)
For the Heaphy Track mountain biking route, the conditions are as follows:
(a)
the person must not take the vehicle into the park and use the vehicle in the park at any time outside the period of half an hour before sunrise on 1 May until half an hour after sunset on 30 November in the same year; and
(b)
the person must not use the vehicle during the hours of darkness; and
(c)
the person must not be in a group of more than 6 persons; and
(d)
the person must not take the vehicle into, onto, or under, or use the vehicle in, on, or under, a hut or any part of a hut, including its veranda, porch, and steps; and
(e)
the person must not take the vehicle into, onto, or under, or use the vehicle in, on, or under, a shelter or any part of a shelter, including its veranda, porch, and steps, unless the shelter is designated for the storage of non-motorised vehicles.
(6)
For the Kill Devil mountain biking route, the conditions are as follows:
(a)
the person must not be in a group of more than 6 persons; and
(b)
the person must not take the vehicle into, onto, or under, or use the vehicle in, on, or under, a hut or any part of a hut, including its veranda, porch, and steps; and
(c)
the person must not take the vehicle into, onto, or under, or use the vehicle in, on, or under, a shelter or any part of a shelter, including its veranda, porch, and steps, unless the shelter is designated for the storage of non-motorised vehicles.
17B Non-motorised vehicles: allowing to remain
(1)
A person must not allow a non-motorised vehicle under the person’s control to remain in the park.
(2)
However, a person may allow a non-motorised vehicle under the person’s control to remain in the park if the person allows the vehicle to remain on—
(a)
the Flora Saddle to Barron Flat mountain biking route; or
(b)
the Heaphy Track mountain biking route on and from half an hour before sunrise on 1 May until half an hour after sunset on 30 November in the same year; or
(c)
the Kill Devil mountain biking route; or
(d)
a formed road; or
(e)
a formed carpark accessible by a formed road; or
(f)
a campsite listed in Schedule 1; or
(g)
a campsite not listed in Schedule 1 but identified as a campsite on the Kahurangi Parkmap and accessible by a formed road; or
(h)
a place where a departmental employee directs the person to put the vehicle; or
(i)
a place where an official notice directs the person to put the vehicle.
(3)
None of subclause (2)(a) to (g) permits the person to allow the vehicle to remain—
(a)
in, on, or under, a hut or any part of a hut, including its veranda, porch, and steps; or
(b)
in, on, or under, a shelter or any part of a shelter, including its veranda, porch, and steps, unless the shelter is designated for the storage of non-motorised vehicles.
17C Motorised and non-motorised vehicles
A person taking a vehicle into the park or using a vehicle in the park must comply with the directions of a departmental employee or an official notice as to taking the vehicle into the park or using the vehicle in the park. If there are no directions, the person must take the vehicle into the park and use the vehicle in the park in a safe and considerate manner.
Bylaw 17C: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 9 of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
18 Sporting events
A person must not organise a sporting event in the park.
19 Public address systems
(1)
A person must not install or use a public address system in the park.
(2)
However, a person may install and use a public address system in the park if the system is installed and used in a building or vehicle and cannot be heard outside the building or vehicle.
19A Access
(1)
An official notice may prohibit persons, with or without a vehicle, from entering the park or a part of the park.
(2)
The notice may state the period for which entry is prohibited.
(3)
Alternatively, the notice may state that entry is prohibited until a notice is given allowing entry.
(4)
Entry to the park or a part of the park may be prohibited only if prohibition is necessary to—
(a)
manage and preserve the park and keep it safe; or
(b)
preserve the native plants and animals in the park and keep them safe; or
(c)
protect the public and keep them safe.
(5)
A person must comply with the official notice.
Bylaw 19A: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 10 of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
20 Exceptions
(1)
(2)
Bylaw 20(1): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 11(1) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Bylaw 20(2): amended, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 11(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
21 Offences
A person commits an offence against these bylaws if the person breaches or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the bylaws.
22 Penalties
A person who commits an offence against these bylaws is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding $500.
Bylaw 22: amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
23 Other proceedings for offences
These bylaws do not limit or prevent the taking of proceedings under any Act for an offence committed in the park.
Schedule 1 Campsites
cls 3, 7(2), 8(3)–(6), 16(3), 17(2), 17A(3), 17B(2)
Schedule 1: substituted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 12(1) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
| Campsite | Grid reference (NZTM2000) |
|---|---|
| Aorere campsite | BP23 E1552809 N5472790 |
| Brown campsite | BP23 E1553407 N5477711 |
| Gouland Downs campsite | BP23 E1545512 N5473167 |
| Heaphy campsite | BP22 E1525152 N5462315 |
| James Mackay campsite | BP22 E1534066 N5473620 |
| Katipo Creek campsite | BP22 E1524934 N5455943 |
| Perry Saddle campsite | BP23 E1549708 N5472087 |
| Saxon campsite | BP23 E1541741 N5473612 |
| Scotts Beach campsite | BP22 E1524801 N5451055 |
Schedule 1A Huts and shelters
Schedule 1A: inserted, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 12(2) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
| Hut or shelter | Grid reference (NZTM2000) |
|---|---|
| Aorere Shelter | BP23 E1552809 N5472787 |
| Brown Hut | BP23 E1553403 N5477714 |
| Gouland Downs Hut | BP23 E1545527 N5473185 |
| Heaphy Hut | BP22 E1525193 N5462347 |
| James Mackay Hut | BP22 E1534033 N5473593 |
| Katipo Creek Shelter | BP22 E1524932 N5455943 |
| Lewis Hut | BP22 E1528273 N5467543 |
| Perry Saddle Hut | BP23 E1549695 N5472062 |
| Saxon Hut | BP23 E1541707 N5473632 |
Schedule 3 Hunting closure areas
The following things are identified on the map in Schedule 2:
Flora Hut Walk
Mt Arthur Walk
Mt Arthur Route
Pyramid Route
Salisbury Track
Tablelands/Lake Peel Track
Lake Peel Track
Cobb Valley Track
Cobb Ridge/Peel Ridge Tracks
Mt Arthur Hut
Salisbury Hut
Balloon Hut
Myttons Hut
Trilobite Hut
Cobb Hut
Fenella Hut
Salisbury Shelter
Growler Shelter
Gridiron Shelters
Flora Hut
Lake Peel
Cobb Dam
Flora Carpark
Schedule 4 Map of Flora Saddle to Barron Flat mountain biking route and Kill Devil mountain biking route
Schedule 4: added, on 21 April 2011, by bylaw 12(3) of the Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57).
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of February 2009.
Tim Groser,
Minister of Conservation.
Date of notification in Gazette: 26 February 2009.
Reprints notes
1 General
This is a reprint of the Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009 that incorporates all the amendments to those bylaws as at the date of the last amendment to them.
2 Legal status
Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.
3 Editorial and format changes
Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint
Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2017 (LI 2017/268)
Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81): section 413
Kahurangi National Park Amendment Bylaws 2011 (SR 2011/57)